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AER and HSB to Develop Tech Tool to Forecast Blackouts
2013-07-16 19:13:00| Transmission & Distribution World
Atmospheric and Environmental Research and The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co. have announced a strategic alliance that will provide a technology and services solution to comprehensively understand and assess blackout risk in the United States. read more
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You can look forward to more blackouts in a climate-changed world
2013-07-12 17:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: More global warming will mean a less reliable power system. That warning comes from the Department of Energy, which released a report [PDF] on Thursday detailing the threats posed to the nation`s power infrastructure by rising temperatures, droughts, storms, floods, and sea-level rise. "Climatic conditions are already affecting energy production and delivery in the United States, causing supply disruptions," the report states. "The magnitude of the challenge posed by climate change on an aging...
Moreno Valley: Blackouts cut electricity to 800 homes, businesses
2013-07-01 06:15:12| Energy - Topix.net
Several unrelated power outages knocked out electricity to more than 800 homes and businesses in Moreno Valley on Sunday, June 30, according to the Southern California Edison website.
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Does the UK really face electricity blackouts?
2013-06-28 13:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Britain could face a return within 18 months to 70s-style power rationing to prevent blackouts, screamed one tabloid front page on Friday, conjuring up a vision of coalminer militancy and the three-day week. The irony of the latest scare is that the big employers in this scenario the energy companies have partly created the threat of electricity disruption by using too much coal too quickly and mothballing their gas-fired power stations. There is certainly a problem. The energy regulator,...
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Is Haiti condemned to dirty air, denuded hills, blackouts and dangerous flooding?
2013-04-18 14:37:04| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ClimateWire: Robert Naylor walks the perimeter of an electricity substation high above the earthquake-battered capital of Port-au-Prince, pointing out new batteries, switches and transformers that his construction company, Perini Management Corp., installed here as part of a $12.7 million U.S. Agency for International Development project to strengthen Haiti's energy infrastructure. This substation and others were damaged in the 2010 quake, and the United States is investing in repairs to the transmission and...
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